8:8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, 1
so no one has power over the day of his 2 death.
Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, 3
so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. 4
1 tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”
2 tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”
4 tn Heb “its owners.”